Lauren Pope is pregnant with her first child

EXCLUSIVE Lauren Pope, 37, is PREGNANT: TV star is expecting her first child with millionaire boyfriend Tony Keterman, 33, after quitting fame

  • A source said: ‘Lauren wanted to wait until she was way past the three month mark before revealing her news to make sure the baby was safe and healthy’ 
  • Lauren bowed out of the spotlight in March last year to spend time with her boyfriend following a nine year stint on TOWIE
  • She has been busy working on her successful Hair Rehab London brand
  • Lauren went public with her boyfriend in January 2019 on social media 
  • He was later revealed to be foreign exchange investor Tony Keterman

Lauren Pope has revealed she is expecting her first child with millionaire boyfriend Tony Keterman after quitting fame for love and to focus on her business. 

The 37-year-old shared a collage of photos on Instagram on Thursday in which she debuted her bump for the first time, as well as her baby scan and a picture of Tony kissing her tummy.

A source told MailOnline: ’Lauren consciously took a step away from the limelight some time ago now. Since then, she has been fully focused on her business and is truly head over heels with her boyfriend.  

Happy news: Lauren Pope, 37, took to Instagram on Thursday to reveal she is expecting her first child with millionaire boyfriend Tony Keterman, 33, after quitting fame

She's found The One: The couple went Instagram public with this image in January 2019 on social media and it seems Lauren has found her fairytale ending

She’s found The One: The couple went Instagram public with this image in January 2019 on social media and it seems Lauren has found her fairytale ending 

‘She is happier than she has ever been and having a family of her own and being a mother has always been a dream and is looking forward to this new chapter in her life together with her boyfriend.’ 

‘Lauren wanted to wait until she was way past the three month mark before revealing her news to make sure the baby was safe and healthy.

‘The pregnancy has been going well and she’s been eating everything in sight since the morning sickness subsided.’

Her love: Lauren bowed out of the spotlight in March last year to spend time with her boyfriend following a nine year stint on TOWIE

Her love: Lauren bowed out of the spotlight in March last year to spend time with her boyfriend following a nine year stint on TOWIE

A source told MailOnline: ’Lauren consciously took a step away from the limelight some time ago now. Since then, she has been fully focused on her business and is truly head over heels with her boyfriend'

A source told MailOnline: ’Lauren consciously took a step away from the limelight some time ago now. Since then, she has been fully focused on her business and is truly head over heels with her boyfriend’

Lauren decided to bow out of the spotlight in March year to spend time with her boyfriend following a nine year stint on TOWIE. 

But she has been busy working on her successful Hair Rehab London brand and would still keep her fans posted about what she’s up to on Instagram. 

Her penultimate social media post was an ad for AX Paris and she looked incredible wearing a green satin jumpsuit from the brand and carrying a pink Balenciaga bag. 

They continued: 'She is happier than she has ever been and having a family of her own and being a mother has always been a dream and is looking forward to this new chapter in her life together with her boyfriend'

They continued: ‘She is happier than she has ever been and having a family of her own and being a mother has always been a dream and is looking forward to this new chapter in her life together with her boyfriend’

Cautious: 'Lauren wanted to wait until she was way past the three month mark before revealing her news to make sure the baby was safe and healthy'

Cautious: ‘Lauren wanted to wait until she was way past the three month mark before revealing her news to make sure the baby was safe and healthy’

Plai-sailing: 'The pregnancy has been going well and she's been eating everything in sight since the morning sickness subsided'

Plai-sailing: ‘The pregnancy has been going well and she’s been eating everything in sight since the morning sickness subsided’

She wrote: ‘Green & pink my new fave colour combo. Jumpsuit from @axparis #axparis.’

Lauren announced she was quitting TOWIE in March last year. 

She shared a glamorous snap with her on-screen best pal Chloe Sims and thanked both show bosses and her close friends on the programme. 

Lauren penned at the time: ‘After an amazing nine years on @towie I have decided that now is the natural time for me to say goodbye…⠀

‘I’ve made incredible friends especially you @chloe_simsstarship @georgiakousoulou @diags_ @danedgar @tommy_mallet & @limepicturestv have now become an extended family to me… 

‘I’ll be forever grateful for their guidance & support over the years & the opportunities that have come my way from being a part of the family. I now really want to focus my time on my business ventures and personal relationship…

‘And finally big thank you to all of you guys for keeping up with me over the years, here’s to an exciting next chapter’.

Two months before, Lauren had confirmed her romance by sharing a sweet snap of her kissing a hunky man, who was revealed to be foreign exchange investor Tony Keterman, 33.

Replying to a fan who asked if she was single, the beauty entrepreneur shared a picture of her packing on the PDA with her beau and wrote: ‘Nope’ alongside a smiling emoji. 

Bidding farewell: Lauren shared a glamorous snap with her best pal Chloe Sims and to thank both show bosses when she quit the TOWIE in March 2019

Bidding farewell: Lauren shared a glamorous snap with her best pal Chloe Sims and to thank both show bosses when she quit the TOWIE in March 2019